Brittany, age 23, has just been told by her doctor that she has only a few months to live due to a heart ailment. Her reaction is to say that the diagnosis must be wrong and to seek out opinions from other doctors
Brittany's reaction is best considered to be an example of which of Kübler-Ross's five stages of dying?
a. depression
b. anger
c. denial
d. acceptance
c
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